Rasoi
Steel ke bartan par nimbu aur namak
Dhundhle steel ke bartan par nimbu ka tukda namak mein dubo ke ragdo. Chamak wapas aa jaati hai bina kisi cleaner ke.
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Masala jaldi khatam ho to steel katori se napo
Har ghar ki chhoti steel katori lagbhag aadha cup hoti hai aur chai ka chammach lagbhag ek teaspoon. Measuring cup kharidne ki zaroorat kabhi padi hi nahi.
Rasoi
Steel glass as a cookie cutter
The rim of a steel glass cuts perfect rounds out of rolled dough, and the katori does bigger ones. Dip the rim in dry flour between cuts so the dough lets go cleanly.
RasoiSteel plate on the pressure cooker
Put a heavy steel plate on top of the cooker lid while the dal cooks. Pressure holds steadier, the whistle stops spitting starch over the whole platform, and the dal is done faster.
BijliSteel plate as a TV antenna booster
For an old set-top or FM antenna, clip a steel plate or a piece of foil behind the wire as a reflector and angle it towards the tower. Signal jumps a bar or two. Half of small-town India watched cricket like this.
Paani
Hear the tank overflow before it starts
Tie the overflow pipe so it discharges onto a steel sheet or an upturned bucket instead of straight down the wall. The clatter tells the whole house the motor needs switching off, and it costs nothing.
RasoiCotton cloth as a tea strainer
Strainer missing or clogged? A clean thin cotton cloth stretched over the cup and held with one hand does the job, and it catches the fine adrak bits that a steel strainer lets through.
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Chai ubalne se pehle spoon rakh do
Doodh ya chai ke bartan par ek lambi steel spoon tirchi rakh do. Jhaag spoon se takra ke baith jaata hai aur gas platform bachta hai. Dhyan rahe spoon garam ho jaata hai.
SurakshaNeem leaf smoke for mosquitoes
Dry neem leaves smouldered in a steel plate for five minutes clear a room of mosquitoes without a coil. Do it with the windows open and step out while it burns — smoke in a shut room is not the goal.
RasoiCoconut shell scrubber
Half a dried coconut shell, sanded flat on the rim, scrubs burnt kadhai bottoms better than steel wool and never rusts in the sink. Free with every coconut.
Paani
Paani ki bottle car mein mat chhodo
Dhoop mein khadi gaadi ke andar plastic bottle ka paani garam hoke swaad badal deta hai. Steel ki bottle rakho — ek baar ka kharcha, roz ka faayda.
Paani
Bucket ke neeche taar ka jaal
Bathroom ki nali par patli steel ki jaali ya purani chhalni rakh do. Baal aur kachra upar hi ruk jaata hai — nali choke hone ka kharcha bach jaata hai.
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Kadhai kaali ho gayi? Imli ubaal lo
Thodi imli paani mein daal ke kadhai mein ubaalo. Acid kaali parat dheeli kar deta hai aur woh aaram se nikal jaati hai. Steel wool se pehle yeh try karo.
Rasoi
Cool rice fast on a thali
Spread hot rice thin on a steel thali before packing a tiffin. It cools in minutes instead of steaming inside the box, which is what makes packed rice smell off by lunch.
Rasoi
Burnt kadhai: hot water and a bit of patience
Do not attack a burnt pan with steel wool straight away. Pour in hot water with a spoon of salt or baking soda, leave it half an hour, and the black lifts with a wooden spatula. Scrubbing first only polishes it in.
That is all 15 of them. बस, इतना ही।